The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has approved the £71bn merger of Anheuser Busch InBev and SABMiller, after concluding that the deal would not affect the domestic market. The regulator's decision came after ...
Petainer UK Holdings has completed the transaction with KKR Credit for a €100m debt and equity investment. The funding from KKR Credit is being used to refinance the Company's capital structure and also finance the implementation of ...
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Japanese drinks company Asahi Group has agreed to acquire SABMiller’s Peroni, Grolsch, Meantime brands for $2.9bn, clearing another hurdle for the Anheuser-Busch InBev and SABMiller’s $108bn merger. The acquisition is ...
Tags: Asahi Group, Acquisition, SABMiller, Merger
A German beverage company is launching the world’s first gluten-free barley-based beer. The gluten free grain used in the beer was developed by Australia’s leading research institution, the CSIRO. The ‘Pionier’ ...
Tags: Bverage, beer, Gluten-Free Barley Beer
delivery.com, an online ordering and on-demand delivery platform, has acquired BrewDrop, an alcohol delivery app. With this acquisition, delivery.com intends to boost its alcohol business and geographic footprint in key markets using ...
Tags: Delivery.com, BrewDrop, Alcohol delivery app, Expansion, Acquisition
Anheuser-Busch has entered into an agreement to acquire Virginia-based craft brewery Devils Backbone Brewing for an undisclosed sum. Devils Backbone will join Anheuser-Busch's craft breweries portfolio within the company's business ...
Australia’s ageing population presents opportunities for food and beverage manufacturers, according to Cherie Hugo, a leading Australian dietitian. Ms Hugo delivered a presentation on 12 April 2016 on the topic of “Designing ...
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An Aldi supermarket located in Edgecliff, Sydney, has temporarily lost its liquor licence for selling alcohol to a minor. The supermarket received a three day suspension after NSW Police noticed in September 2015 a group of teenagers ...
Tags: Aldi, Sydney Stores, Liquor Licence
Anheuser-Busch has commissioned its new $160m aluminum bottle line at Metal Container Corporation (MCC) facility in Arnold, Missouri. The latest bottle line is part of the company's strategy to provide varied packaging options for its ...
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In any given four-week period across 2015 Australian adults drank just over 426 million glasses of alcohol between them says a new study from Roy Morgan Research. This translates to an average of 23 glasses per person every four weeks. ...
MARTENS Brewery is leveraging their Direct Print industrial scale digital printing technology from KHS to renovate the look and feel of their own brand, MARTENS Pils, by eliminating labels altogether resulting in a visually appealing, ...
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North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper spoke at a Teamsters rally outside of the MillerCoors brewery in Eden, North Carolina. MillerCoors announced plans to close the Eden brewery in September 2015, just two days before merger talks ...
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Jack Astor's launches coin-operated tabletop beer taps in restaurants across the country. This first-of-its-kind innovation is designed to make beer more accessible to guests and meet rising consumer demand for immediacy and unique ...
Pabst Brewing Company has announced an expanded partnership with C&C Group plc to promote Pabst brands in the UK and Ireland. Under the terms of the agreement, C&C will become the exclusive distributor of several Pabst brands. In addition ...
Tags: Pabst Brewing Company, Appointment, C&C Group, Pabst brands
Petainer, a provider of high performance and sustainable packaging, has expanded its distribution footprint in the US with a new partnership with ProStar Distributing. ProStar will exclusively sell petainerKeg products, targeting ...
Tags: PetainerKeg, Craft beer market, Expansion, ProStar, Foodprint